The Virginia Gazette

01/24/2025

Tammy McGee, whose 16-year-old son died in a 2019 car wreck, is working to advance bills that will prohibit adults from allowing illegal access to motor vehicles and urge all public school divisions to offer behind-the-wheel driver’s training for students.

Tammy McGee is working to advance state legislation that will prohibit adults from allowing illegal access to motor vehicles and urge all public school divisions to offer behind-the-wheel driver’s …

01/24/2025

Abram Frink Jr., the namesake of the Abram Frink Jr. Community Center and the the first Black member of the James City County Board of Supervisors, died last month at age 97.

Frink, the first Black member of the James City County Board of Supervisors and the board’s first Black chairman, died Dec. 29 at the age of 97.

01/23/2025

More than 100 people attended the 6th annual Greater Williamsburg National Day of Racial Healing on Tuesday.

The National Day of Racial Healing is celebrated by communities nationwide “to promote taking collective action to heal from racial divisions,” according to organizers.

01/23/2025

The $3 increase, which is retroactive to Jan. 1, also brings the pay more in line with other school bus drivers in neighboring localities, with a starting pay rate of $20.76/hour.

The increase, which is retroactive to Jan. 1, also brings the pay more in line with other school bus drivers in neighboring localities. A $3 per hour salary increase has been given to division bus …

01/22/2025

📷 Natalie Miller Moore

01/22/2025

Check out these upcoming performances in the Williamsburg area, including by Actors From The London Stage, one of the oldest touring Shakespeare theater companies in the world.

Coming up on Feb. 8 at William & Mary: Grammy winner Ranky Tanky merges jazz, blues and gospel, with sounds that preserve African American traditions found in the coastal South during slavery, …

01/22/2025

The story of the park is a complicated affair and has grown into a situation where it seems to languish without a foreseeable future.

01/21/2025

Bandi, who disappeared from Fort Liberty, North Carolina, four years ago, showed up in Gloucester. She's now at home with her owner in Tennessee.

After a vet tech drove her to meet her owner, Bandi the cat is now home in Tennessee.

01/21/2025

Williamsburg men charged with participating in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol were among those pardoned by President Trump.

In total, Trump pardoned about 1,500 of his supporters who have been charged in the Capitol attack. Of those who were charged with taking part in the attack, about a dozen are from Hampton Roads an…

01/20/2025

A blast of cold air from a rare winter storm forming along the Gulf Coast will barrel towards Hampton Roads early this week, gripping the area with frigid temperatures and a chance of snow Tuesday night.

Temperatures will linger in the 20s on Tuesdays and Wednesday, and overnight lows will drop into the single digits on Wednesday. Wind chills will make it feel like it’s less than 5 degrees.

01/18/2025

The nonprofit Community of Faith Mission continues to provide shelter to the Greater Williamsburg area’s homeless people during the winter season.

With the winter season ongoing, local nonprofit Community of Faith Mission is continuing to provide shelter to the Greater Williamsburg area’s homeless during the coldest months. Operating si…

01/17/2025

Lafayette High School grad was part of the honor guard escorting former President Jimmy Carter’s casket earlier this month.

A Marine from James City County was part of the honor guard escorting former President Jimmy Carter’s casket earlier this month.

01/17/2025

A fire on Cedar Point Lane caused extensive damage to both the second-floor living area and roof structure of a garage apartment on Thursday.

A fire in a garage apartment in the 4600 block of Cedar Point Lane caused no serious injuries.

01/16/2025

Colonial National Historical Park is attacking invasive species in Yorktown, including bamboo.

Officials with Colonial National Historical Park announced earlier this month the completion of the first phase of a long-term project aimed at removing invasive species from Yorktown Battlefield a…

01/16/2025

Let this weekend’s jazz fest shake those winter blues, and more goings on in the arts.

The Winter Blues Jazz Fest takes place Friday through Monday in the William & Mary Alumni House.

01/15/2025

Laurel Lane Elementary School’s gymnasium was filled with music Monday morning as students gathered for the story of “Peter and the Wolf,” delivered by the Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra and theatrical production company Really Inventive Stuff.

Showcasing performances such as “Peter and the Wolf” is part of the school system’s effort to expose students to the arts.

01/14/2025

Howard Fogg III was arrested Jan. 9 after a joint operation by the James City County and Williamsburg police departments.

An 18-year-old James City County man was charged last week in connection with multiple shootings in the Williamsburg area, police said Monday.

01/14/2025

In business news in the Williamsburg area: Iron-Bound Gym buys Cogan’s Deli with plans to expand.

Iron-Bound Gym in New Town announced plans to expand and will take over the space currently occupied by Cogan’s Deli & Sports Pub.